Is Shop Onkyo Reliable?

[pbparham]

Hello all,

I hope this is the appropriate forum for this question.

This afternoon I was finally able to resolve a repair/service issue with now-defunct Circuit City involving an Onkyo 506 which I had purchased from them a while ago. I also purchased their extended warranty-it was $30 for three years- and have since had to send my receiver off for service once, and am now having another issue. The company that is handling their outstanding warranties decided to just cut me a check for the amount I paid for the receiver, which is what CC probably would have done given the repetitive issue I am dealing with, so I am going to be getting money to buy a replacement.

So, I was looking around and noticed several places in this forum that listed sites where one can purchase referb receivers for good prices, and most folks I read from mentioned being very pleased with the products they purchased. I was wondering, however, if anyone has any experience buying the product directly from Onkyo @ shoponkyo.com.

They have some very good prices, but my money is really tight at the moment and this is going to be my only shot at getting a receiver anytime soon, so I don't want to buy something that is going to poop out in a year.

So, has anyone had any experience with ShopOnkyo?
Has anyone purchased something from them that had a problem? If so, how was it handled.

Thanks for any help that you can offer!

p.s. I did use the search option to look through the forums, but searching for Onkyo brings lots of results. If there is a thread I missed that adresses this, I'll gladly take a link!